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From: beth@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Beth Christy)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: A Giant Step For Allkind!
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Date: Fri, 24-May-85 23:32:44 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 24 23:32:44 1985
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[keep :-)ing]

Post it again, post it again!!  Yeah!!

>> I would like to say I apologize for offending, but I hope I've
>> made at least one person think hard.
>> 
>> Ellen Eades
>
>You did make me think hard.  One of the things I've realized since I made my
>flippant follow-up to the original posting on this subject is that the
>suggestion of a curfew for men has good rhetorical value.  It really makes
>one think how it would be if one were not allowed to go out at night, which
>is similar to being afraid to go out at night.
>
>The are some things I can think of that men could do that might help matters.
>If you ever see a woman in a bad situation (e.g. being assaulted), help her
>out.  I did this once; I shook afterwards, but felt good about doing the
>right thing.  When you hear a man making crude comments or otherwise being
>vile towards a woman or women, tell the guy you think he's being a jerk
>(with wit, of course).
>
>How about it guys?  Since we're objecting to being locked up at night, let's
>try making some constructive suggestions for improving things so women will
>no longer be afraid to go out at night.
>-- 
>Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.)
>aka Swazoo Koolak

ALRIGHT!!!  *THERE'S* a man who's invited to my next party!  Open-eared,
open-minded, constructive-thinking folks are always Welcome.  (They're a
heckuva lot more fun, after all.)  Nice to hear from you, Jeff.

-- 

--JB                                             "The giant is awake."

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